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In 2005, Obama's communications director Robert Gibbs recommended Favreau to Obama as a speechwriter. Favreau was hired as Obama's speechwriter shortly after Obama's election to the United States Senate. Obama and Favreau grew close, and Obama referred to him as his "mind reader".
Mar 4, 2016 · Favreau was the chief writer of Obama's inauguration speech, resulting in TIME magazine naming him one of the '100 Most Influential People in the World'.
The Eisenhower Institute's Fielding Center hosted Jon Favreau, head speechwriter for Barack Obama from 2005-2013. Since leaving the White House, Favreau has ...
Mar 7, 2013 · The man who has held perhaps the most prominent speechwriting job of the new millennium is Jon Favreau, a 31-year-old from Massachusetts who was President Obama's chief...
Jul 30, 2024 · Former speechwriter for President Obama Jon Favreau discusses how President Obama boldly reclaimed patriotism from the Republican Party as well as Kamala Harris's speech strategy going into the ...
Oct 28, 2021 · Jon Favreau recalls first meeting Barack Obama at the 2004 DNC while working as a deputy speechwriter for John Kerry and says Obama’s speech that night was a...
Jul 11, 2024 · Political commentator and former Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau watched the first 2024 presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden with great concern. Now, he’s questioning whether...
Aug 25, 2016 · GQ: You helped write President Obama’s 2011 White House Correspondents’ Dinner speech roasting Donald Trump, which some say goaded him into running for president.
3 days ago · Pod Save America is a no-b******t conversation about politics hosted by former Obama aides Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer, and Tommy Vietor. It cuts through the noise to break down the week’s news and helps people figure out what matters and how they can help.
Jun 16, 2023 · Obama’s former speechwriter Jon Favreau talks age, approval ratings and other obstacles the president will face in 2024.
